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We discuss how Amazon Prime’s recent adaptation of Good Omens is a wonderful example of expansive queer representation, particularly of asexual characters and relationships and of transgender/gender non-conforming characters. Listen here or download

Shownotes: 

• Good Omens RT: The Expansive Queerness of Good Omens (1:03:35)
  Consulting Fans: Sunday, B, Finn, Science, Johnlocked
  Producers: Johnlocked & Finn; Editor: SundayDuck
  • Thread on queer rep with Neil Gaiman & fans
  • NG keeping it open to asexual readings – “it’s a love story”
  • Really lovely thread by someone identifying as agender, asexual
  • NG’s thoughts on not reading headcanons / his love of the joy of fandom, headcanons 
  • Medium piece “Good Omens” is the asexual love story I’ve been waiting for
  • NG being delighted that people love all the gender fluidity, “As you say, it’s all love.”, “None of the angels or demons are binary.” 
  • Happy Non-Binary Day from NG
  • Absence of toxic erotonormativity

  Art recs

  •  Artist cogitaeworks who only does ace/demi art
  • Ace Comic by miller_izo
  • Perfect fan art of angel & demons positions on gender by t8oo
  • NB art of Crowley and Aziraphale by AmiraZahirah_
  • Portrait of Madame C by thunderheadfred
  • NB Crowley/Nanny Ashtoreth in a kilt by iamjohnlocked4life
  • hair braiding art by cagefreepotato

  Fic recs

  • Kedreeva’s Good Omens fics
  • Captain_Kieren’s Good Omens fics
  • Guardian_Rose’s Good Omens fics
  • Love Languages Series by Draco_sollicitus
  • I’d like for you and i to go romancing by dollsome
  • Finn’s podfic of i’d like for you and i to go romancing by dollsome
  • Such surpassing brightness by Handful_of_Science
  • All i need, darling, is a life in your shape by deadgreeks
  • Crowley’s Ineffably Terrible No Good Bad Day by smolchinerd

  This segment was first released on August 1, 2019 in Episode 95: Ace August

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